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The Georgian Rake
The novel by Alice Chetwynd Ley adapted for radio by CYNTHIA PuGHE with John Westbrook
Valerie Kirkbright
Barbara Couper , David March
When Charles Barsett becomes engaged to Isabella Twyford. her younger sister, Amanda, has considerable reason for disliking him. If he is indeed the rake she believes him to be, she is determined to prevent the marriage.
Other parts: Frank Partington John Pullen , Donald McKillop Jonathan Scott
Produced by AUDREY CAMERON Broadcast on May 26

Contributors

Novel By:
Alice Chetwynd Ley
Radio By:
Cynthia Pughe
Unknown:
John Westbrook
Unknown:
Valerie Kirkbright
Unknown:
Barbara Couper
Unknown:
David March
Unknown:
Charles Barsett
Unknown:
Isabella Twyford.
Unknown:
Frank Partington
Unknown:
John Pullen
Unknown:
Donald McKillop
Unknown:
Jonathan Scott
Produced By:
Audrey Cameron
Lord Barsett:
George Curzon
Charles Barsett:
John Westbrook
Georgina Dunster:
Peggy Butt
Amanda Twyford:
Valerie Kirkeright
Jem a coachman:
Anthony Viccars
Miss Brown:
Mary O'Farrell
Roger Thurlston:
David March
Lady Twyford:
Barbara Couper
Lord Twyford:
Godfrey Kenton
Isabella Twyford:
Sheila Grant
John Webster:
John Graham
Mrs Fanny Thurlston:
Janet Burnell
Bridget:
Mary O'Farrell

For retired and older people and those concerned for their welfare
New Craft: ANTONIA YOUNG Sub Post Office: ALICE BAGNALL Three Cakes: BARBARA PALMER
Characters: JOHN SCORGIE
Introduced by JOHN DUNN

Contributors

Unknown:
Antonia Young
Unknown:
Alice Bagnall
Unknown:
Barbara Palmer
Unknown:
John Scorgie
Introduced By:
John Dunn

A Toytown play by S. G. HULME BEAMAN Produced by CLAIRE CHOVIL

Contributors

Play By:
S. G. Hulme Beaman
Produced By:
Claire Chovil
Larry the Lamb:
Derek McCulloch
Narrator:
Derek McCulloch
Mr Growser:
John Glyn-Jones
The Mayor of Toytown:
Felix Felton
Ernest the Policeman:
Peter Claughton
The Inventor:
Ivan Samson
The Magician:
Norman Shelley

Introduced and conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA
CYNTHIA GLOVER (soprano)
MAX WORTHLEY (tenor)
NIGEL COXE (piano)
THE AMBROSIAN SINGERS
Directed by JOHN MCCARTHY
Produced by ALAN ABBOTT

Contributors

Conducted By:
Stanford Robinson
Soprano:
Cynthia Glover
Tenor:
Max Worthley
Piano:
Nigel Coxe
Directed By:
John McCarthy
Produced By:
Alan Abbott

Donald Wolfit in A New Way to Pay Old Debts (c. 1625)
A comedy by Philip Massinger adapted for radio by RAYMOND RAIKES Music composed by ANTHONY BERNARD
Cast in order of speaking:
Servants to Lady Allworth:
LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Leader, Lionel Bentley
Conducted by the composer
The scene: The country near
Nottingham. The year: 1625
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES Broadcast on May 6. 1960, in the Third Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Wolfit
Comedy By:
Philip Massinger
Unknown:
Raymond Raikes
Composed By:
Anthony Bernard
Leader:
Lionel Bentley
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Frank Wellborn, a prodigal:
David Peel
Timothy Tapwell, an alehouse keeper:
Philip Cunningham
Froth, Tapwell's wife:
Cecile Chevreau
Tom Allworth, page to Lord Lovell:
John Rye
Order steward:
Charles Simon
Amble, usher:
Jon Rollason
Furnace cook:
Ronald Baddiley
The Lady Allworth, a rich widow:
Rosalind Idem
Justice Greedy:
Norman Shelley
Sir Giles Overreach, a cruel extortioner:
Donald Wolfit
Jack Marrall, a creature of Sir Giles:
Overreach Derek Smith
Lord Lovell:
Gabriel Woolf
Margaret, Overreach's daughter:
Mary Duddy
Willdo, a parson:
Jonathan Scott

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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